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Join the Urban League of Greater Miami as we “march to the mailbox” Saturday, April 10 at 3 p.m. to encourage everyone in our community to fill out and return their Census forms. Hundreds of volunteers are expected to be there, distributing Census yard signs, knocking on doors, and making sure that the Liberty City Full Article

Colleges prepare all year for the lucrative chance to send a team to the basketball championship tournament commonly known as "March Madness." But, when it comes to making sure that student-athletes are academically prepared for the game of life, madness quickly turns to insanity. Full Article

A new Gallup study finds that underemployment figures are even worse than unemployment numbers in this economic downturn. And those without a high school diploma face the bleakest prospects. Full Article

The owner of the well-known independent bookstore Books & Books is negotiating to reopen Afro-In Books and Café, a Liberty City landmark that hosted such luminaries as Maya Angelou and Will Smith. Full Article

by Sam Sanders — More than half of black males between the ages of 16 and 19 are unemployed, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. And that’s only counting those seeking work. Economists say legions of other young black men – nobody knows how many – have given up looking. Sitting in an Full Article

Miami is home to the largest share of Haitian migrants in the United States, and will likely see an outsized impact from the devastating January 12 earthquake in Haiti, including resulting increased migration, and the extention of Temporary Protected Status to Haitians in the U.S. prior to January 12.  Urban League of Greater MIami president Full Article

The Urban League of Greater Miami joins the many organizations and individuals across the country and around the world in expressing our profound sympathy and condolences to the people of Haiti, and to those who have lost loved ones in the earthquake and its aftermath. Full Article